Uber; tale of the 'wunderwaffen' actually being developed in 1945, just in time to push back the Allied Forces. Includes real-life figures like Guderian, Hitler, Goebbels, Speer, Churchill, Stalin etc, etc. Bit gory for those sensitive to such things.
Punisher MAX (Garth Ennis issues): simply the best Punisher stories ever told. Guy takes on Slovak human smugglers, NYC IRA cells, the mafia, the usual corner-niggers, even goes to Russia to retrieve a bioweapon for Nick Fury. Bloody as hell, and part of the MAX imprint, so they don't pull any punches in the subject matter.
Northlanders: 50 issue tale that splits itself into multiple different storylines. First issue begins with a Norseman from the Varangian Guard (history fans will love that) defending against a Viking raid, but there's also the Icelandic saga and various others. Author is a bit of a liberal twat (read DMZ to get a taste of that - the art is good but holy fuck the narrative-pushing ruins a decent concept) but he doesn't force too much of his bullshit politics into this historical series.
Just off the top of my head. I could name the best Batman runs, generic Marvel/DC stuff, Miracleman, some of the good Alien stories, etc, but I picked out the ones that may be of particular interest to fellow Stormers (and are as pozz-free as comics go).
Edit: one other title that seems sort of promising is the 12 issue Ragnarok comic, based on myth. Can't recall the company but it's not Big 2, art is fabulous and the first bit I've read seems great. Just can't fully recommend it since I have yet to finish.
